thalia @ vox

QotD: Luxury Wish List

nobody@vox.com(thalia) — Sat, 05 May 2007 13:53:51 +0800

If money were no object, which five luxury items would you rush right out and buy?
Submitted by lorilyn.

a car. i haven't really thought of what kind of car, but buying car in Singapore is ridiculously expensive, and it's hard to justify the need to buy a car solely due to the price. so if money were no object, a car is probably the first thing i buy... it would be so much easier to take Koda around, since most taxis here complain if we take a dog as big as Koda into their car. and since the baby is coming, having a car would be nice ;)
a house (not an apartment). we're currently still renting. not that we don't like our current rented house, but if we had money and choice, i'd love to buy a house near to where we're currently live.
probably, an apartment in a good area, where it's easy to find someone who will rent from us... it should give us extra money every month :)
one of those expensive computerized sewing machine that can do everything. he he he.
an Eames chair or two. I haven't decided which one.

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QotD: Thanks But No Thanks

nobody@vox.com(thalia) — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:24:13 +0800

How do you handle phone calls from telemarketers?

I have a voice like a 10-year-old girl, so "mom's not home" works wonder.

this voice of mine could also be a problem. back in college, i wanted to buy a video game that hasn't come out in stores yet. the only way to buy was to call a certain phone number. unfortunately, the sales person kept telling me to get my parents to the phone. i told her that that i'm a 22 years old girl who live by myself. instead of believing me, she scolded me for "stealing my mom's credit card and that's a very bad bad thing to do" and hung up on me.

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QotD: First Celebrity Crush

nobody@vox.com(thalia) — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 17:22:50 +0800

Who was your first celebrity crush?
Submitted by Glory.

it's probably River Phoenix. i had a huge crush on him on Stand By Me and started collecting his pictures from magazines.. and i might've watched all of his earlier movies. i still think he could've been a good actor, if his life wasn't cut short. too bad.

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QotD: My <3

nobody@vox.com(thalia) — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 13:44:31 +0800

Who or what do you really love?

[cross-posted @ expiration date]

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QotD: Here, Take My Order

nobody@vox.com(thalia) — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 09:24:37 +0800

What is your favorite kind of bagel and what do you put on it?
Submitted by Nacwolin.

it's been a while since i had a good bagel. i can't seem to find any good ones ever since i moved out of the States. anyways, my all time favorite bagel was everything bagel, toasted with cream cheese, from a corner store right across ari's apartment when he was still living in Burns Street, Forest Hills, NY. they also make an okay coffee, too.

everything bagel doesn't really have everything in it. it usually has garlic, onion, sesame seeds and, i think, salt.

lox and cream cheese is not bad either.

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Vox Hunt: Blue Hues

nobody@vox.com(thalia) — Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:42:59 +0800

Show us some shades of blue.

jellyfish

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Vox Hunt: Animal Drawing

nobody@vox.com(thalia) — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:24:59 +0800

Show us a drawing of an animal.

Drawing of my dog, when she was still a puppy... unfinished.

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QotD: Strike Up The Band

nobody@vox.com(thalia) — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 14:53:12 +0800

Do you play any musical instruments?

i've learned to play many different instrumens, but i barely play any now.

my dad taught me to play Harmonica when i was small... i can play the regular C harmonica, but harmonicas with half-note thing confuse the hell out of me.

i took classical Piano lesson when i was in 3 grade... and after many years, i didn't improved much. but the lesson helps me to learn how to read notes.

during the fourth grade, all of us in the class had to take music lesson where we can only choose between two instrument: Pianica and Recorder. i chose Recorder.

in junior high, i joined the marching band and learned to play Bariton, Alto and Trumpet (in that order). i also tried to learn Trombone, but never end up playing it. now, if you ask me how to play, i think i have to learn them all over again. i have forgotten all of it!

some time in highschool, a brother of my boyfriend taught me how to play Saxophone. but after a few months, the lesson was cut off because i broke up with his brother. oh well.

when i was in college, i taught myself how to play guitar. my then-boyfriend gave me a guitar as a christmas present, so i thought i need to learn it so that it won't go to waste. now, guitar is probably the only musical instrument that i still remember how to play (aside from the harmonica).

hmm, this meme makes me want to buy a guitar...

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content of my bag

nobody@vox.com(thalia) — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 16:40:15 +0800

[crossposted @ expiration date]

over a year ago, i posted the “content of my bag” picture. a few days ago, i took the same type of picture again. it turns out that the content of my bag doesn’t change much, even after a year…

check out the Flickr page to see the notes on the picture.

the brown corduroy bag i bought in Melbourne three and a half years ago
tissues. this is a must-have in Singapore, since none of the food court provides napkins
house key. yep, i only have one key in Singapore
Sonny Ericsson Z520i phone in white with handmade cover and my favorite phone dangle: Gloomy Bear paw
the red card holder that also serves as my wallet (i don’t carry much money around)
sunglasses. cheap but stylish, hee hee
Sennheiser headphones that’s been with me for around 4 years (thanks to Godote for the recommendation!)
Baleno umbrella. it’s been raining a lot lately
Keihls’ lip balm
Moleskine notebook
Uniball Signo DX pen, 0.38
3G iPod with the headphone’s casing

the camera i use to take this picture should also be in the bag.

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life - shuffled

nobody@vox.com(thalia) — Sat, 30 Sep 2006 02:38:39 +0800

[cross-posted @ expiration date]

Yasmina tagged me. since i got it from Vox, i will only tag people on Vox: reesie, anna, avianto, and feli. is four okay?

Message:
1.) Put your music player on shuffle
2.) Press forward for each question.
3.) Use the song title as the answer to thequestion.
4.) NO CHEATING!!!

The questions and my answers:

1.) How am I feeling today?
A Cheery Wave From Strand - Mogwai

2.) Where will I get married?
Reanimator - Amon Tobin

3.) What is my best friend’s theme song?
Dragon - The Sugarcubes
(if ari counts as my best friend, this is perfect! i mean, he likes dragons… )

4.) What is/was highschool like?
Number Ones - Push Kings

5.) What is the best thing about me?
Sun Child - The Vines
(oh, that’s cool!)

6.) How is today going to be?
The Mountains Win Again - Blues Traveler

7.) What is in store for this weekend?
Holiday Out - Stereo Total

8.) What song describes my parents?
Thinking About Tomorrow - Beth Orton

9.) How is my life going?
Still Be Your Girl - Kahimi Karie

10.) What song will they play at my funeral?
Alarm Call - Bjork
(what does this suppose to mean?)

11.) How does the world see me?
Sleeping on the Sidewalk - Queen
(oh no! people think i’m a bum!)

12.) What do my friends really think of me?
Dollars & Cents - Radiohead
(… and my friends think that i’m a rich bum…)

13) Do people secretly lust after me?
C’est La Vie - L’arc~en~Ceil
(i guess not)

14.) How can I make myself happy?
Fantasma - Cornelius

15.) What should I do with my life?
Waves - Nouvelle Vague

16.) Will I ever have children?
Habanera - Kahimi Karie
(err, that doesn’t answer the question…)

17.) What is some good advice?
Fear For You - Boss Hog
(that’s not a good advice!)

18.) What do I think my current theme song is?
Brighton Rock - Queen

19.) What does everyone else think my current life?
Blindfold - Morcheeba

20.) What type of men/women do you like?
Baby Love Child - Pizzicato Five

21.) Will you get married?
Sort Graffiti 10 - Takako Minekawa
(mkay…)

22.) What should I do with my love life?
スタンドアップ！シスター - YUKI (Stand Up! Sister)
(it reads Stand Up! Sister.)

23.) Where will you live?
Endless Rain - X-Japan
(bogor? seattle?)

24.) What will your dying words be?
Now I’m Here - Queen
(whoa, creepy… i might actually say that. well, who knows.)

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